ZipRealty is a popular online real estate brokerage service, and like many other services, it has been quick to expand to mobile phones. They have already launched a successful iPhone/iPod Touch app and now they have released an app for the Android platform.
The app allows users to search for actively-listed “for sale” homes and then search for pertinent information and pictures. The database claims to contain information on houses in over 4,000 cities, so as long as you live on a city or town that is decently well known, chances are homes will be listed on it. In addition, it provides information on houses recently sold and the price at which it sold. For new home buyers, it will definitely be helpful to check out how much other houses sold for on the street to make sure you are not being ripped off. All houses are displayed on Google Maps and users can view the house on Google Street View. Like any good app, the ZipReality app is compatible with other third party RealEstate apps, thereby allowing users to use a third party app for pricing information.
The iPhone app has already been downloaded 125,000 times, cites VP of Innovation Myron Lo, and he envisions it to reach the same popularity on the Android Market. If you have a ZipRealty account, you can use it with the app and have access to searching within specific criteria and full information on Multiple Listing Service. I’m sure the free Android app will be popular amongst home buyers and RealEstate agents.
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